Jeremy: Following is a summary of what I have for the John Thomas Pate who married Henrietta Kirkland Name: John Thomas PATE Sex: Male Father: James David PATE (29 Jan 1817 - 28 Aug 1865) Mother: Mary Jane (Jincy) MOORE (12 Oct 1825 - 28 Apr 1887) Individual Facts Birth 22 Jan 1847 DOOLY CO. GA Census 1870 (age 23) Wilcox Co GA Census 1880 (age 33) Dooly Co GA Census 1900 (age 53) Dooly Co GA Death 24 Feb 1924 (age 77) GA Burial Oklahoma Cemetery, Wilcox Co., GA Marriages/Children 1. Henrietta KIRKLAND Marriage 19 Jan 1867 (age 19) DOOLY CO. GA Children Lee PATE ( - ) Cynthia Jane PATE (1868 - ) Elijah T PATE (14 Jul 1870 - 24 Feb 1941) William Bennett (Sheep) PATE (2 Dec 1872 - 5 Jan 1960) James B PATE (10 Sep 1874 - ) John PATE (abt 1875 - ) Notes (Individual) Census (1870): Page 211, House Creek, site 363/360 Census (1880): Page 641, ED 90, sheet 26, site 242/243 Census (1900): Enum Dist 91, sheet 27, 732 GMD, site 370/375 I have one note that indicates that J T Pate and Henrietta Kirkland were married in 1867 (no other date) in Wilcox Co GA by James Owen, JIC ( Judge, Inferior Court) It is possible that they drew a license in Dooly Co and married in Wilcox or visa versa. Both are buried in Oklahoma Cemetery in Wilcox Co GA (unconfirmed) I have no source or confirming documentation for the following Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery John Thomas Pate------------22 Jan 1847-24 Feb 1924 [Henrietta Thompson Pate---18 Jun 1847-7 Jun 1906] May be in another county James D Pate------------------29 Jan 1817-28 Aug 1865 Jane Moore Pate-------------12 Oct 1825-28 Apr 1877 I have nothing in the way of a CSA records for this John Thomas Pate if he was in fact born 22 Jan 1847 he was on the "cusp" or edge of the envelope age wise to have served in the early stages of the war. I checked the PATE-L archives (all postings to Pate-L are retained in a searchable archive) and found one mention of a letter from Jane (Jincy) Moore Pate to her husband, James D Pate, being sold on E-Bay around Oct 2002. Some one captured the content of the letter, but I have been unable to trace the letter or the sale of it further. Perhaps the correspondence was posted to the GenWeb archives. There MAY have been other letters between James D Pate and his wife Jane Jincy Moore Pate, but I have not been able to identify other correspondence. In terms of keeping up with all of the findings and information on your family tree, you may find it useful to obtain and install, on your computer, some type of family tree software. You may buy such software, but for beginners I would recommend PAF (Personal Ancestry File). The PAF is the 'granddaddy' of most family tree software. It was developed by the LDS and is a FREE down load from LDS. See following instructions- 1. Go here- http://www.lds.org/welcome 2. In the left frame, click on the words "Family History" 3. On the "Welcome" link bar, click on the "Order/Download - Products" link 4. On the next page, click on the "Software Downloads-Free" link 5. Click on the "Download" button next to item 77034999 Personal Ancestral File 5.2.18.0 0 - Multi-language (9.7 MB). 6. Follow the instructions as they appear on you computer screen. You will probably be instructed to turn you computer off and back on again. Do it and you have PAF installed and ready. These are old instructions and Version numbers may have been updated and changed, but the basics are still the same. Joel

Joel, I received an envelope yesterday from a judge's office in Dooly Co., GA. Inside the envelope was a certified copy of the marriage record for a John Pate and a Henrietta "Kirkling". Unfortunately, the copy was very unclear, and the judge's office advised me to write to the Georgia State Library/Archives (whatever the name is). The date of the marriage seemed to be November 1864 (not the 1867 date that I had expected) . . . Does any of what I have told you ring a bell? Could Henrietta Kirkling have been Henrietta Kirkland? Are you familiar with the surname Kirkling (in Georgia)? Could the spelling possibly be a mistake? Jeremy Utt